The retainer, who was covered in blood and whose clothes were stained by sea water, knelt in front of Zong Yigao and cried out in pain.
"Our navy fought fiercely with the Qing invaders for half a day, and the whole army was annihilated. The whole army was annihilated!"
The retainer escaped from the battlefield to report the news. When the war situation deteriorated, he jumped off the warship to escape and swam back in the direction of Tsushima Island.
He risked his life to bring back the news of Zong Yigao's defeat, as well as these blood-stained flags!
Zong Yigao was wearing a heavy armor, and the armor plates were polished until they sparkled.
However, with such a heavy set of armor on his body, Zong Yigao could not feel the slightest sense of security at this time.
Instead, there was a faint chill in my back!
The fear in my heart is constantly fermenting and brewing.
With a pop, Zong Yigao's feet gave way, and under the weight of his heavy armor, he slumped down on the table.
The already heavy weight, coupled with the armor weighing dozens of kilograms, almost cracked the armor and collapsed.
Seeing the expression on Zong Yigao's face, a group of Zong Yi's retainers all felt what it meant to be sad when a rabbit dies and a fox dies.
Finally, after pondering for a long time, Zong Yigao spoke.
"Send the order and immediately prepare for a land battle to meet the Qing invaders who have landed!"
"The rise and fall of our Zongyi family will be fought here!"
As the order was issued, a large number of samurai from the Sogi clan and Ashigaru began to gather and prepare for battle.
The samurai wore tamaru, held samurai swords, and carried spears, bows, and arrows behind their backs, in a posture of charging into battle.
A larger number of ashigaru have gathered, armed with long guns and iron cannons, ready to go into battle.
If we use the military structure of the late Ming Dynasty as an analogy, warriors are probably equivalent to the servants of the generals of the Ming army.
Well-equipped and outstanding martial arts are meant for fighting tough battles!
Ashigaru is an ordinary soldier.
When it comes to the battlefield, when the two sides are fighting hand to hand, just like the servants of the Ming army, the warriors are the main force of the army.
There are a large number of ashigaru, which plays a role of waving the flag and shouting!
Without samurai to charge and hold down the formation, Ashigaru's combat effectiveness would be quite weak.
Soyoshi personally led the samurai ashigaru of the Tsushima domain and marched towards the dock.
Prepare to prevent the Qing army from landing in the direction of the dock and implement the strategy of attacking halfway across the river.
He felt that instead of letting the main force of the Qing army land and then the two sides set up battle formations, it would be better to simply prepare to block the Qing army's landing and attack halfway across the border.
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At the same time, after the water battle, the Qing navy began to clean the battlefield, reorganize its troops, and prepare for landing operations.
And since the landing battle was also a water battle, the Qing army's military command was still in the hands of Zu Zeqing!
Troop transport ships began to move towards the beach one after another, and some small boats were even ready to rush to the beach.
The Qing army dispatched almost all the light rattan armor in the army and equipped it to the front-line troops preparing for landing operations.
Cotton armor and iron armor are too heavy-bearing. Once a soldier falls into the water wearing armor, there is absolutely no chance of survival.
Although the protection of rattan armor is not as good as that of cotton armor and iron armor, its biggest advantage is that it is light and can even float on the water.
The navy of the Ming army was equipped with a large number of rattan armor, and the Qing army also learned from the Ming army in equipping the navy with rattan armor.
As for the problem of rattan armor catching fire easily...
How can I put it, everything will not be perfect, and everything will have its flaws. Compared with the protection that rattan armor can provide and its function similar to a life jacket, its shortcomings of easy fire can be tolerated.
Besides, why the hell didn’t you make some wet mud before the war and apply it on the surface of the rattan armor as a fireproof layer?
An elite soldier of the Qing army was wearing rattan armor and holding a rattan waist knife, ready for landing operations.
When the army lands later, it's up to them to open up the battle on the beach!
At the same time, the blocking force led by Zong Yigao also arrived at the dock and were ready for battle!
Woo! Woo!
A deep horn sounded.
War is about to break out!
Some warships of the Qing army have advanced to less than one mile from the coastline.
And, under the operation of the sail oars, the ship's broadside was aimed at the beach.
The gun window was opened, revealing the dark muzzles of the guns!
The Qing army was preparing to use artillery bombardment to cover its own army's landing.
Boom! Boom!
The shelling began.
There was a booming sound of artillery shelling, and shells came out one after another, turning into inconspicuous black dots in the sky and shooting towards the military formation on the beach.
It's a pity that due to the presence of wind and waves, the accuracy of naval guns is limited.
Although the shelling was lively, most of the shells failed and the damage was limited.
Moreover, since the sandy soil on the beach is now moist and soft, when the cannonball lands on the sandy soil, its kinetic energy will be absorbed by the soft sandy soil.
Can't even jump-bounce!
However, even so, listening to the rumbling sound of artillery fire from their own side, the morale of the Qing army's landing troops was high.
In this era, the real role of artillery is not to cause much damage to the enemy. The real role is to deter the enemy and boost the morale of one's own side.
Regardless of whether the shot is successful or not, just listening to the rumbling sound of the cannon is enough to boost the morale of our soldiers.
As the landing boat got closer and closer to the beach, the little people on the shore also launched a counterattack.
The quality of the iron artillery team in the early days was actually not bad.
Without the threat of the iron artillery team, how could the dwarfs of the Japanese country have withstood the charge of the Ming army's iron cavalry during the Wanli Korean War?
Amidst the crisp sound of gunfire, the iron artillery team of Xiaozhi fired step by step and fired several rounds of mounted fire.
During this process, landing Qing soldiers continued to fall at gunpoint.
Big holes were made in the body by lead bullets, and blood continued to overflow and flow everywhere.
The landing boat was hit continuously by lead bullets, causing sawdust to fly everywhere!
"kill!"
"Break the formation!"
"Rush, move forward!"
"..."
However, this could not stop the Qing army's offensive.
A large number of Qing soldiers landed, holding shields and covering their heads as they moved forward.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At that time, Zheng's rattan soldiers were elite and good at fighting, and they left a very deep impression on the Qing army on the battlefield.
Especially the shield that can block muskets is unforgettable.
Then, the Qing army imitated it and became the shield soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.
The shield soldiers held up huge shields, blocked themselves with the shields, and rushed forward.
The lead bullets were shot on the shield, leaving small holes in it, but they were caught by the silk-cotton layer inside the shield and could not break the armor.
When the iron artillery team was young and saw that their muskets were not effective, they suddenly panicked.
But at this moment, the warriors wearing tōmaru rushed forward with spears in hand.
Prepare to have the Qing army's rattan soldiers fight in close combat!
Even though the samurai in their childhood wore a katana on their waist every day, when it comes to the battlefield, the katana is just a decoration.
The real main weapon is a long weapon such as a spear!
On the battlefield, it's no joke that every inch you grow makes you strong.
Soldiers from both sides immediately fought together, slashing with swords and stabbing with spears, and people kept falling on the open space at the beach.
The smell of blood keeps spreading!
Liu Si held up the shield, rushed forward, and immediately collided with a young warrior.
The spear pierced the shield, and as Liu Si turned slightly sideways to release his strength, the spear tip opened with a swipe.
The little Japanese warrior opposite who was holding a spear and stabbing with all his strength was unsteady on his feet and almost fell to the ground.
Liu Si swung the Yanling sword in his hand and struck the armor of the little Japanese warrior with a clang, but it failed to break the armor.
The little samurai staggered back several steps!
In this era, Xiaotian is still a real Xiaotian, and the average height is more than one head lower than that of the Chinese.
In other words, in this era, among all the countries and races in the world, almost no one is taller than the Chinese!
Although the samurai class in their childhood were generally taller than commoners because they had enough food.
But the height is also not as good as that of the Chinese!
What you need to know is that the landing troops chosen by the Qing army were all tall and strong men selected from the army.
Liu Si is more than a head taller than the little boy opposite him!
When the two sides were fighting, the pressure brought by their height alone made Xiaori's face turn pale.
He felt that what he was facing now was simply a giant!
Liu Si held the shield and charged forward again. The young warrior thrust out his spear and stabbed Liu Si in the leg.
Since the rattan can't pierce through it, it can only pierce the lower limbs that can't be blocked by the rattan!
Liu Si ducked sideways again and pierced the air with his spear.
The shield in his hand pressed down, pressing the hollow spear shaft to the ground.
With a swish sound, the sword flashed, and the spear head was chopped off, leaving only a bare wooden stick.
The boy on the opposite side didn't react in time, but in the next moment he let go of his spear, drew out his samurai sword and slashed at him.
Liu Si just squatted on the ground in order to slash the spear. He didn't have time to get up to avoid it, so he simply raised the shield above his head.
And, while raising the shield, he swung his sword to chop off the leg of Xiaori in front of him.
Bang! Puff!
At the same time that the samurai sword struck the shield, Liu Si's Yanling sword also struck Xiaori's leg.
Blood spurted out instantly, and Xiaotian screamed and fell to the ground!
The next moment, the head of this little boy with a broken leg was chopped off, and the screams suddenly stopped.
However, Liu Si was just about to find his next enemy.
There was a pop, a sharp pain came, and a sharp spearhead penetrated from the back and came out from the chest.
The blood-stained gun tip is dripping with blood, which is extremely eye-catching!
His body went limp in an instant, and in the next moment, the sword flashed and his head fell to the ground.
The current beachfront battlefield is basically unstructured. Since it is a landing battle, there is no formation battle.
Soldiers from both sides gradually started fighting on the beach!
In this process, the physical advantages of the tall Qing soldiers were fully revealed.
If the body is tall, the strength will be sufficient.
With sufficient strength and rich war experience, they still don't wear heavy armor. Otherwise, these Qing troops will turn into unstoppable war machines on the battlefield.
And Japanese samurai are not simple either!
As members of the privileged class, they have been practicing martial arts since they were young. Many of them have always been instilled with the concept that they are born for war.
In addition, he was wearing a body that was barely strong enough. Although the average height of the samurai in his childhood was a bit shorter, his combat effectiveness was actually not bad.
The fighting on the beach is getting more and more intense!
People from the Qing army continued to land and go into battle.
As the fighting became more and more intense, the casualties on both sides continued to rise.
Gradually, as the Qing army invested more and more troops, the casualties of the samurai in the early days were too severe.
The samurai were depleted so much that their morale almost collapsed!
Soyoshi could only command the ashigaru to go up, hoping to slow down the samurai's casualties.
However, when these unarmored ashigaru faced the Qing army's rattan soldiers, they were almost unilaterally massacred.
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As time went by, more and more Qing troops were thrown into the battlefield, and Xiaoli's direction was being squeezed back.
The heavy armor of the Qing army was transported to the beach by small boat, and a soldier of the Eight Banners of the Qing army began to put on the armor.
After putting on their armor and stomach, they began to prepare to charge in formation.
At the same time, some Qing cavalry horses began to transfer to the shore.
The Qing army's cavalry also began to prepare for battle.
If we say that at the beginning, the young samurai could still cope with the Qing army's rattan soldiers for a few times.
Then, when the Eight Banners of the Qing Army took the stage again, what the warriors in their childhood had to face was a unilateral massacre.
The tall soldiers wearing heavy armor are simply tanks of this era!
"kill!"
"Brothers, rush!"
"Broken city! Broken city!"
"The general has an order. After the city is breached, the sword will not be sealed for three days."
"..."
Amidst the bursts of shouts of killing, the Qing army formed a heavy formation and charged forward, directly breaking up Xiaozhi's formation.
Qing soldiers wearing heavy armor were marching through the military formation, no one could stop them!
The next moment, the Qing army's cavalry also entered the battlefield!
Groups of elite cavalry formed formations and headed towards Xiaotian's formation.
The ground trampled by the war horses roared endlessly, and the sand flew up.
"kill!"
"Break the formation! Break the formation!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"..."
The cavalry roared and rushed past. As the cavalry passed by, the sharp scimitar also passed by.
In an instant, blood sprayed out and heads were thrown away!
Driven by the running speed of the war horse, the saber is extremely sharp and can even easily open the stomach of a armor and cut off a person's neck.
The military formation in Xiaotian was broken up by heavy steps and plowed by cavalry again, and the casualties were rolling up!
Zong Yigao looked at the scene of overwhelming defeat on the battlefield and his eyes were about to burst.
"Can An be like this?"
"An can be like this!"
Soyoshi felt extremely painful as he watched the samurai and ashigaru who were loyal to him being slaughtered like pigs and sheep.
He raised his sword and wanted to lead his troops to charge forward and repel the Qing cavalry that was roaring towards them.
"Warriors, follow me to kill the enemy!"
The samurai beside him saw that his master was going to lead the charge himself, and his originally low morale was instantly boosted.
"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"
"Kill the enemy!"
"..."
However, just when Zong Yigao was about to rush out, he was stopped by a retainer and hugged him.
"Family...Master, you can't do that!"
"The Qing invaders are ferocious, and with the advantage of cavalry, we can't fight in vain!"
"Yes, Master, you can keep the green hills and don't have to worry about running out of firewood. Let's evacuate later!"